The Allison Clan

The surname Allison is a "Sept" of Clan MacAlister.   MacAlister is an early offshoot of Clan Donald tracing its history back to the 13th century and its origin to Allister (or Alexander) son of Donald of Isla and great-grandson of the famous Somerled.   The principal family was the MacAlisters of Loup whose chieftain in 1493 was Iain Dubh. The clan territory was principally in Kintyre.   Later the clan was numerically strong in Bute and Arran.


Interesting Allisons In History
Postings are in no particular order. New entries are added as I find them.
  • Wild Wolf Allison - Clay Allison became known as "The Wild Wolf" because he seemed to take naturally to the very excesses of which legends are made.